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Naked Lunch
Image:Naked Lunch 2004 - back, from left: H. Zamernik, O. Welter; front, also from left:, T. Thonhauser, S. Deisenberger
Background information
Origin Klagenfurt, Austria
Genre(s) Electronica, Indie, Alternative Rock
Years active 1991—present
Label(s) Big Store (1991-1997), Mercury Records (1997-1999), Virgin Records (1999), Motor Music Records (2004-2005), Louisville Records (2005-)
Members
Oliver Welter (vocals, guitar)
Herwig Zamernik (bass, vocals)
Stefan Deisenberger (keyboards)
Alex Jezdinsky (drums)
Former members
Georg Timber-Trattnig (bass, 1991-1993)
Peter Hornbogner (drums, 1991-2001)
Thorsten Thonhauser (drums, 2002-2005)

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Songs for the Exhausted, the most recent album by the Carinthian group, was recorded after a long hiatus (a time when the band nearly collapsed) and saw the band abandon their rock roots and turn to a more experimental, electronic approach to their songs. Songs for the Exhausted is the fourth full-length studio Album by Austrian indie -band Naked Lunch. Carinthia (Kärnten Koroška is the southernmost Austrian state or Land.

Today, they have a cult following in Austria and Germany. Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Recently, a new album, "This Atom Heart Of Ours". was released.

Contents

History

Early days (1991-1996)

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Soon after their formation, they sent out demos and were signed on the spot by German Big Store Records, where a first release came out, the 6-track-mini-LP "Naked". The year after that, a full-length album followed, titled "Balsam". After that, bassist Trattnig left the band to focus on his writing. He died in 2000 due to alcoholism. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Alcoholism is a term with multiple and sometimes conflicting definitions The song "King George" on Songs for the Exhausted is written about his death. Songs for the Exhausted is the fourth full-length studio Album by Austrian indie -band Naked Lunch.

Trattnig was replaced with Herwig Zamernik (of Disharmonic Orchestra). Disharmonic Orchestra is an Austrian Death metal / Grindcore band that was formed in Klagenfurt in 1987. Zamernik and Welter remained the core of the band to this day.

After a first few successes, the band became hungry for an international breakthrough, but despite playing showcases for major record companies, it took a few years before they were signed by Mercury Records. Mercury Records is a Record label operating as a standalone company in the UK and as part of the Island Def Jam Music Group in the US and are both subsidiaries of

Superstardom (1997-2000)

After finally being signed to a big-time label, Naked Lunch took on recording their second album, which should bring them what they predicted with the over-ambitious title, "Superstardom". Recordings took place in Weilheim, New York City and San Francisco. Weilheim is the name of several towns in Germany: Weilheim in Oberbayern, capital of the district Weilheim-Schongau Weilheim The City of New York The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city They shot a high-profile video for "Tambourine" (the single was mixed by Alan Moulder) in Brazil, where they also damaged equipment on stage; they got arrested in London, where some of the members relocated to. Alan Moulder (born 11 June, 1959) is one of Britain's premier Alternative rock Record producers. |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld But still, big success did not take place.

Soon after that, Stefan Deisenberger joined on keyboards and synths. In 1999, "Love Junkies" was released and the single "Closed today" was a minor hit internationally (and also the band's biggest so far), but the album did not sell well. Naked Lunch cut their ties with their label and signed with Virgin Records, where the same record got re-released. Virgin Records is a British Record label founded by English entrepreneur Richard Branson, Simon Draper, and Nik Powell But it also flopped on second try and Virgin dropped them.

Songs for the Exhausted (2001-today)

After the events surrounding the two releases of "Love Junkies", Naked Lunch went on hiatus. Oliver Welter had to return to his hometown and lived on the streets and "out of his car", so to speak, for half a year. He often remarks that this phase was one of the hardest in his life and he was sometimes close to the edge. Perhaps the long-time-suicide of Georg Trattnig (as he called his long-term alcoholism which ultimately led to this death) showed Welter that it is better to choose life over death. Also, he fathered a daughter and more recently, a son. Herwig Zamernik is also a father (of four children).

Back to life, Naked Lunch entered the studio again and were all set to record another, perhaps their final album. The old indie rock-concepts were abandoned in favour for a new working technique involving intensive work with computers. Songs for the Exhausted was recorded in Herwig Zamerniks own studio, the "Fuzzroom" in Klagenfurt over the course of a year. Songs for the Exhausted is the fourth full-length studio Album by Austrian indie -band Naked Lunch. Klagenfurt guildhall 19072006 01jpg|thumb|220px|City hall in Klagenfurt´s center Neuer Platz]] Klagenfurt am Wörthersee ( Slovene: Celovec) is the Capital Prior to the recording, drummer and founding member Peter "Bogs" Hornbogner left the band - he was later replaced by Thorsten Thonhauser (although most drum tracks on the album were played by session drummers or were programmed). Shortly before the completion of the session, the studio burned down. Zamernik has subsequently built a new "Fuzzroom".

After the recording was finished, the band faced new problems. They were unable to find a record company willing to release the record, which was considered too sad, depressing and generally non-commercial. Finally in 2004, Motor Music Records put their effort out and Naked Lunch were facing generally very good reviews and surprisingly good sales. Motor Music is an Independent record label located in Berlin Germany dealing mainly with Rock music.

In the aftermath, Naked Lunch put out an EP, "Stay" in 2005 and contributed music to befriended film-maker Thomas Woschitz' project "Sperrstunde", which was screened to live backing music by the band. Also, Herwig Zamernik released a solo record, dubbed Fuzzman.

A new album, "This Atom Heart Of Ours" was released on January 19, 2007. It is the first to include new drummer, Alex Jezdinsky (formerly of Angelika Express), following the departure of Thorsten Thonhauser. Yet it is uncertain if Jezdinsky is a full member, hence he does not appear on any of the promotion photos for the new record nor in the video to the single "Military of the Heart".

The album entered the Austrian longplay charts at #25.

Discography

Albums

EPs and singles

Music samples

Click here to download the song "Colours" (from This Atom Heart Of Ours), courtesy of Louisville Records. Songs for the Exhausted is the fourth full-length studio Album by Austrian indie -band Naked Lunch. [1]

Internet links

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